Background
Gonay was born in Belgium, he joined the Belgian Army as a student pilot at the age of 18 in 1931.
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Henri Gonay
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Career
After the invasions of Belgium and France in 1940 he flew to England, where he enlisted in the Royal Air Force. After instructing pilots he requested to fly with an operational unit, he flew with Number. 123 Squadron Royal Air Force until being given command of Number. 263 Squadron Royal Air Force on 25 February 1944.
Flying Hawker Typhoons, missions were flown against French coastal targets.
Shortly after Doctorate-Day Gonay was wounded while attacking shipping, he was killed when his aircraft hit the ground in Jersey, where he is buried in the Allied War Cemetery, Howard Davis Park, Saint Saviour.
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June 14, 1944 (aged 30) -
Nationality
Belgian